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Thursday, December 17, 2009

PENNIES FOR PANDAS: A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT PANDAS



WOW! CHECK OUT WHAT THIS SUPER COOL SCHOOL DID TO HELP PANDAS!

Students and staff members at Sky Vista Middle School have raised more than $1,200 in pennies for the Pennies 4 Pandas program, which benefits the endangered giant panda. The money will be used to replant bamboo forests in China which were destroyed by the May 2008 earthquake. Bamboo is the giant panda’s primary food source.

Sixth-grader Dylan Hobson brought in 7,000 pennies by himself!

“It made me feel really good because I knew I was making a difference in the world,” said Hobson. “It took a while though. I had two backpacks full of pennies and they were so heavy!”

Eighth-grader Kiana Mun-Williams said she learned that giant pandas are an important part of the earth’s ecosystem and was glad to help them.

“Pandas are adorable and we don’t need anymore extinct animals,” Mun-Williams said. “We worked as a team and had fun.”

Students, teachers or organizations who would like information or want to participate in Pennies 4 Pandas can go to www.pennies4pandas.org or call (303) 933-2365. General information about the history, mission and programs of Pandas International can be found at www.pandasinternational.org

ECOBUDDIES PARTNER PANDAS INTERNATIONAL WISHES YOU A BEARY CHRISTMAS



This is sooooo cute. Check it out. Pandas International is a wonderful organization that helps kids and adults support Pandas! Pandas are an endangered animal so they need lots of love and support!

Check out the organization by clicking here: http://www.pandasinternational.org

Stay Green!

Violet

I NEED GREEN CHRISTMAS TIPS :)

I am wondering if you can tell me how to be green on Christmas... like, for example, what types of things we can do to make sure that we do not throw lots of stuff away. Let me know what you think, ok? I will post all of your responses on my blog!

Stay Cool and Go Green!

Violet

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

BUNNY'S FOR MOLLY4

Yay! The animal of the week is Bunnies! Bunnies are awesome! Did you know that Bunnies live in underground tunnels called warrens. The warrens have areas where bunnies can keep their babies, go to the bathroom, and sleep.

Moms grow their fur out so that it is very fluffy just before they have their bunnies and then carefully pull out some of this fur to make soft warm bedding for their babies.

A cool bunny fact is that Jackrabbits can jump up to 20 feet and run 30-35 miles per hour- wowow!

Bunnies warn each other of danger by thumping their feet, as well as motioning with their tails to show if they are scared, happy, or excited.

Wow!

Thanks Molly4 for the great idea to talk about Bunnies this week.

Stay Cool and Be Green!

Violet